Stamp Act Research Paper

During the twelve years that followed the French and Indian War, Americans were convinced that they should fight for independence. The French and Indian War ended in 1763, and before then the colonists were loyal to the British Empire. However, the British parliament and King made a series of decisions that changed the minds of the colonists. The placement of the Stamp Act in 1765 angered the colonist because Britain was taxing them and abusing their power just to make Great Britain revenue, the Proclamation Line of 1763 angered colonists because it meant that the colonists could not move West, and the enforcement of mercantilism angered the colonists because the colonies existed to enrich and benefit Great Britain, which affected the colonists’ economy.
One event that occurred was the stamp act. The Stamp Act occurred in 1765 and was placed in the colonies by the British parliament. The act was used to raise revenue for Britain by putting taxes on all printed materials. The usage of stamps was required for all official documents, commercial writings, along with other various articles. This event convinced the colonists to fight for independence because the colonies did not have a lot of money to begin with. Also, Great Britain …show more content…
Mercantilism is an economic policy that Britain used with the colonies. This meant that the colonies only existed only to benefit as well as enrich Great Britain. Britain made it so the colonies would only be able to trade with them, also Britain discarded all trades that existed between the colonies and all other foreign nations. This allowed Great Britain to add taxes on the products they imported to the colonies which plays a part in taxation without representation. This increased the tension between the colonies and Great Britain because the colonists were not able to make as great of a profit by trading with foreign nations. Also, the costs on all imported resources increased which riled the